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Patent GB-2564471-A (GB)
Title: Biodegradable fluids for high voltage cables
Inventor: RUSSELL MARTIN
IPC: H01B17/34
Filed: 2017-07-13
Abstract: An electrical cable comprising a biodegradable fluid as an electrical insulation material. The biodegradable fluid may be substantially free of additives and moisture. The biodegradable fluid may comprise one or a plurality of esters derived from a reaction of straight or branched polyols or two or more carboxylic acids. The one or more polyols may comprise neopentyl glycol (NPG); glycerol; butane diol; ethylene glycol; propylene glycol; or pentaerythritol. The one or more polyols may each react with first, second or third carboxylic acids, the acids being C6, C7, C8, C9 or C10 acids. The first acid may be a 2-ethylhexanoic acid and the second and third carboxylic acids are different to each other and are selected from n-octanoic acid; n-decanoic acid; isononanoic acid; n-heptanoic acid; n-nonanoic acid; or are a mixture of n-octanoic acid and decanoic acid.
Patent GB-2552102-A (GB)
Title: Casing coupling having communication unit for evaluating downhole conditions
Inventor: MARK W ROBERSON
IPC: E21B47/12
Filed: 2015-03-27
Abstract: A communication unit is situated in or on a casing collar. The casing collar has two threaded ends for joining casing joints to construct a well casing, and a communication unit is disposed in or on a central region of the tube between the two threaded ends. In an example, the communication unit has a transmitter for transmitting sensor data uphole from a sensor sensing a well bore condition. For example, the communication unit has a receiver for receiving sensor data from Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) sensors, a transceiver for interrogating RFID tags, an acoustic transceiver for sensing wellbore conditions, a pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, and batteries for powering the communication unit.
Patent GB-2555708-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to curtains
Inventor: PETER JOHN WILLIAMS
IPC: A47H23/10
Filed: 2017-09-12
Abstract: A curtain 100 comprises a sheet 20 having first 22 and second 24 opposed surfaces and first 26 and second 28 opposed edges. The curtain comprises a first fold 30A, formed in the sheet 20, wherein the first fold folds a first part 22A of the first surface towards a second part 22B of the first surface. The first fold extends between the first and second edges. The curtain 10 comprises a coupling member 40A, arranged to couple with a hook 1000A, wherein the coupling member is proximal the first fold. The curtain may further comprise a second fold 50B formed in the sheet, wherein the second fold folds a first part of the second surface 24A towards a second part 24B of the second surface.The curtain may comprise a plurality of alternately formed and equispaced first and second folds. The curtain may comprise a polymeric composition comprising a thermoplastic polymer, such as polypropylene (PP). The coupling member may be a loop comprising the thermoplastic polymer and may be coupled to the sheet by welding. The curtain may comprise a plurality of coupling members. The curtain is suitable for use in hospitals.
Patent GB-2553440-A (GB)
Title: Methods of screening and treatment with USP4 inhibitors
Inventor: XAVIER JACQ
IPC: G01N33/574
Filed: 2016-02-29
Abstract: The present application relates to materials and methods for exploiting synthetic lethality and/or chemo-sensitisation in DNA damage response (DDR) pathways. In particular, the application relates to ubiquitin hydrolase protein Ubiquitin Specific Protease 4 (USP4) and its association with DDR pathways. Further, the use of USP4 inhibitors in the treatment of cancer and methods of screening is described, in particular, use of inhibitors of USP4 in the treatment of tumours defective in double-strand break repair (DSBR) and/or tumours resistant to platinum-based chemotherapy, or to sensitise, i.e. chemosensitise or radiosensitise tumours to other therapeutic agents.
Patent GB-2568048-A (GB)
Title: Dual arm variable tensioner
Inventor: ANDREW DUNCOMBE
IPC: F16H7/12
Filed: 2017-11-01
Abstract: Apparatus 101 for variably tensioning a belt 102 on a pulley 103P of an internal combustion engine accessory 103 comprises first and second pulley supports 106, 107 configured to pivot in a common pivot plane about a common pivot axis (e.g. 103). First pulley 109 is mounted to the first pulley support at a location distal to the common pivot axis and a second pulley 113 is mounted to the second pulley support at a location distal to the common pivot axis. Biasing means 115 is configured to provide a torque about the common pivot axis to resiliently bias pivoting of the first and second pulley supports relative to each other about the common pivot axis. Varying means 116-120 is also provided for varying the torque provided by the biasing means wherein the biasing means comprises a first spring member. The apparatus may further comprise a second spring member 122 and may control the varying means according to a parameter that measures the torque applied between the first and second pulley supports.
Patent GB-2568104-A (GB)
Title: Actuating mechanism with integral battery
Inventor: Jonathan Wiggins
IPC: H02J7/04
Filed: 2017-11-07
Abstract: A motor driven industrial actuator device comprises a motor, a control module 3, a drive 4 and a battery pack 6 housed within enclosure 1. The drive is coupled between a motor and an external device being actuated. The battery pack selectively drives the motor and is connectable to an external power supply for charging. The control module controls battery charging when data indicates that the battery pack requires charging and that an external power supply is valid and present. The control module also receives data from a temperature sensing device associated with the battery pack and reduces the charging current when the temperature exceeds a predetermined threshold to prolong the life of the battery pack. A further motor driven industrial actuator device also comprises a motor, a control module, a drive and a battery pack housed within an enclosure, the drive being coupled between a motor and an external device being actuated. The battery pack selectively drives the motor and is connectable to an external power supply for charging. The battery pack comprises a plurality of secondary lithium, nickel metal hydride or nickel cadmium cells configured for use in Explosionproof environments.
Patent GB-2554825-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for evaluating underground road conditions using accelerometers
Inventor: Wilhelmus Hendrickus Theunissen
IPC: G01B21/30
Filed: 2016-05-04
Abstract: Methods and systems for evaluating underground road conditions using accelerometers. One system includes an electronic processor that receives sensor data from an accelerometer and location data of a mining machine operating within a mining environment. The electronic processor determines, based on the sensor data, a first data point when acceleration in a first direction exceeds a predetermined first threshold based on the sensor data, and determines a second data point when acceleration in a second direction opposite the first direction exceeds a predetermined second threshold. The electronic processor also determines a location of a road condition associated with the first data point and the second data point based on the location data and takes at least one automatic action to correct the road condition.
Patent GB-2570500-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft hydraulic system
Inventor: Alessio Tarantino
IPC: F15B13/042
Filed: 2018-01-29
Abstract: A sub-system 200 for an aircraft hydraulic system 20 is provided. The sub-system 200 comprises: a first inlet 202 for receiving fluid from a supply 22 of hydraulic fluid; a system valve 210 for controlling fluid flow from the sub-system 200 to a hydraulically-operable system 24 of the aircraft hydraulic system 20; a check valve 220 for permitting fluid flow from the sub-system 200 and preventing or hindering fluid flow into the sub-system 200; a second inlet 240 for receiving fluid from a second supply 28 of hydraulic fluid; and a selector 230. The selector 230 is configured to place the system valve 210 in fluid communication with the first inlet 202 when the selector 230 is in a first state, and to place the system valve 210 in fluid communication with the check valve 220 and the second inlet 240 when the selector 230 is in a second state. Also disclosed is an aircraft hydraulic system 20, a method (300 in Figure 8) to help maintain fluid pressure in a sub-system of an aircraft hydraulic system, and an aircraft (400 in Figure 9).
Patent GB-2572324-A (GB)
Title: Annotation platform
Inventor: DHRUV GHULATI
IPC: G06F16/38
Filed: 2018-03-21
Abstract: Determining one or more content scores for pieces of content wherein, input is received containing content scores in relation to pieces of content, metadata is received in relation to the inputs and to the pieces of content and a determination of content scores can be made indicative of the inputs and metadata. The inputs can be provided through a user interface such as an online platform or browser extension. The metadata may comprise user profile data, user annotation history, user domain expertise, user potential bias, automated scores indicative of user bias, stance, credibility, or quality. The input may comprise tags, labels, comments or scores and be visible to one or more users. Content credibility may be determined using the inputs which may be stored as training data. The content may be categorised using the inputs.
Patent GB-2572758-A (GB)
Title: Charging station for electric vehicles
Inventor: TOBIAS THEOPOLD
IPC: B60L50/50
Filed: 2018-04-05
Abstract: A charging station 1 comprising: an input circuit 3 connecting the charging station 1 to an electrical power source 2 and providing a first intermediate DC voltage DC1; a DC/DC converter 4 receiving the first intermediate DC voltage DC1 and providing a second DC voltage DC2; an electrical DC charging buffer 6 connected to the DC/DC converter 4; and an output circuit 7 converting the second intermediate DC voltage DC2to the DC current or AC current requested by the electric vehicles 9. The buffer, which may be a buffer battery 6, may be connected to the output of the DC/DC converter 4. The electrical power source 2 may be a utility grid or may be a DC source such as a solar power generator. The output current may be measured and the DC/DC converter 4 controlled such that power consumed by the input circuit 3 does not exceed a threshold.
Patent GB-2573148-A (GB)
Title: Absorbent articles
Inventor: VOLKER HAUSCHILDT
IPC: A61F13/494
Filed: 2018-04-26
Abstract: Absorbent articles comprising a topsheet 10, backsheet, an absorbent core 21 arranged in a central region between the top sheet and backsheet, at least one elongate liquid response barrier member 30 on an interior surface of the article in a peripheral region 12 at or near the outer edge of the absorbent core, and at least one elongate liquid con­ducting member 40 extending from the central region to the barrier. The liquid response barrier comprises absor­bent material and is arranged such that it expands upon absorbing liquid the barrier member forms a barrier or a seal against a portion of the body of a wearer. The liquid conducting member may be a microstructured film having a hydrophilic surface patterned with channels that may be capped for at least a portion of their length. The barrier member may pivot about a longitudinal edge attached to the interior of the absorbent article.
Patent GB-2576316-A (GB)
Title: Isolation core for power converter
Inventor: SCOTT ANDREW PARISH
IPC: H01F41/12
Filed: 2018-08-13
Abstract: A transformer part 200 for a power converter comprises an isolation core casing. The part includes a first winding 202, second winding 204, magnetic core 206, and an electrically insulative casing 212. The casing preferably corresponds to the shape of the core and may be formed from a cover 208 and cup 210 which are sealed together. The first winding is wound directly on the core, which is housed in the sealed interior space formed by the casing. The second winding is wound around the casing such that the casing forms a solid insulation barrier electrically isolating first and second windings. An opening 216 may be provided for the first winding and to receive potting material. The casing may comprise one or more protrusions to secure the second winding or space the transformer part from a circuit board. The creepage or clearance paths between the windings are not constrained, allowing miniaturization of the transformer part without compromising on safety due to distance requirements or performance due to leakage inductance. A method of assembling the transformer part is also provided.
Patent GB-2564354-A (GB)
Title: Optical switch architecture
Inventor: THOMAS SCHRANS
IPC: H04Q11/00
Filed: 2017-03-15
Abstract: An optoelectronic switch for transferring a signal from an input device for an output device, the optoelectronic switch including: a plurality of leaf switches, each having a radix R, and arranged in an L-dimensional array, in which the i-th dimension has a size R i where (i = 1, 2,..., L) and for a reduced dimension, R i is less than for all of the other dimensions, each leaf switch having an associated L-tuple of coordinates (x 1 ,..., x L ) giving its location with respect to each of the L dimensions; wherein each leaf switch is a member of L sub-arrays, each of the L sub-arrays associated with a different one of the L dimensions, and including: a plurality of R i leaf switches whose coordinates differ only in respect of the i-th dimension, each leaf switch having C client ports for connecting to an input device or an output device.
Patent GB-2581407-A (GB)
Title: Nuclear reactor loop temperature measurement heat pipe and temperature measurement device
Inventor: LEI SONG
IPC: G21C17/017
Filed: 2018-09-30
Abstract: Disclosed is a nuclear reactor loop temperature measurement heat pipe, comprising a heat pipe main body, wherein the heat pipe main body has a cross section in the horizontal direction of a ring structure, and has a cross section in the vertical direction and passing through a central axis of a cylinder structure; an accommodation cavity is formed in the middle of the heat pipe main body, and a flow channel is formed on the periphery; and a side wall of the heat pipe main body is provided with several temperature measurement water drawing holes, and the temperature measurement water drawing holes are arranged around the central axis of the heat pipe main body and at a same horizontal height.
Patent GB-2580735-A (GB)
Title: Cable-driven cross-stream active mooring for tidal stream power systems
Inventor: Che-Chih Tsao
IPC: F03B17/06
Filed: 2019-09-09
Abstract: A method and system for mooring multiple tidal stream power generating turbines is provided. The system features mooring multiple turbines on a common tether TA with anchoring only at two ends ANhead, ANtail of the common tether TA. Th e whole array of turbines is submerged, floating with only two major lifting buoys LBhead, LBtail partially submerged above the water surface. Each individual single turbine TU comprises a pair of mooring handles (MH, Figure 2(a)) and is moored onto the common tether TA by a turbine mooring system that comprises a torque balancing stage (BS, Figure 2(a)) and an arrangement of mooring line systems (ML01, ML02, etc., Figure 2(a)) which prevents the single turbine TU from rolling and also allows bi-directional operation by a vertical flipping motion. The system further includes an end clamp system CLPhead, CLPtail together with designs of lifting buoy (see Figure 6) for maintaining the turbines within a desired depth range in varying operating flow speeds.
Patent GB-2591272-A (GB)
Title: Internal combustion engine for a vehicle
Inventor: MICHAEL HOFFMANN
IPC: F01P3/08
Filed: 2020-01-23
Abstract: An internal combustion engine 10 for a vehicle has two oil pumps that operate independently. The first oil pump 20 can pump oil from a reservoir 22 of the engine oil circuit 24 into a first oil supply conduit 18. The second oil pump 30 can pump oil from the engine oil circuit into a second oil supply conduit 26 which can supply oil to at least one piston cooling jet 28. The first pump can be a mechanical pump and the second pump can be an electric pump. Oil delivered by the second pump can be controlled by a valve 34 so that oil can be supplied into the first oil supply conduit and/or the second oil supply conduit. When there is a plurality of piston cooling jets, a multi-valve arrangement may allow individual control of the piston cooling jet to each piston. The piston cooling jet may be controlled by a control unit 58 according to engine temperature, engine speed, engine torque and/or power. Control of the piston cooling oil flow to a minimum requirement delivers better fuel efficiency for the engine.
Patent GB-2592424-A (GB)
Title: Cleaning tool and method
Inventor: ANDREW PHILIP CHURCHILL
IPC: E21B37/02
Filed: 2020-02-27
Abstract: A downhole cleaning tool 40 adapted for location in bore-lining 5 tubing 22. The tool 40 comprises a tubular body 42 defining an internal bore 48, at least one radially extending cleaning blade 92, and an external axially extending bypass flute 96, 98, 100, 102. The body further defines a fluid flow path from the internal bore 48 to at least one jetting slot 94 extending along an outer surface of the blade 92
Patent GB-2583407-A (GB)
Title: Biodegradable tea and coffee wrapper and tag
Inventor: STEPHEN FOSS
IPC: D04H1/435
Filed: 2020-02-28
Abstract: Tea or coffee wrapper and tag comprising non-woven fabric comprising mono-component, mono-constituent polylactic acid PLA fibres and pigment, the fibres having different deniers and blend percentages of high melt PLA fibres 102 and low melt PLA fibres 101 with melt flow temperatures of 145-175 degree C and 105-165 degree C respectively, the wrapper and tag are non-GMO and compostable within 30 days.The fibres may have a weight of 55-150gsm or 55-75gsm. The fabric may have 55-95% high melt fibre and 5-45% low melt fibre. The fibres may have denier from 0.7 to 6.0 or 1.5 to 2.5. the fibres may have a length from 12mm to 130mm or 25mm to 51mm. the pigment may be titanium dioxide for making fabric opaque. The pigment may be a colour fat pigment selected from phthalo blue, phthalo green, iron oxide, yellow ochre. The wrapper and tag may be printable.
Patent GB-2587940-A (GB)
Title: Inline chamber metrology
Inventor: Avishek Ghosh
IPC: H01L21/677
Filed: 2019-03-29
Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to inspection of substrates undergoing vacuum processing. In one embodiment, a processing chamber includes a first view port to enable an emitter of electromagnetic radiation to illuminate a substrate in the processing chamber, a second view port to enable a detector to detect electromagnetic radiation scattered from the substrate, the electromagnetic radiation emitter, and the detector.
Patent GB-2589750-A (GB)
Title: Inertial pneumatic wave energy device
Inventor: GARTH ALEXANDER SHELDON-COULSON
IPC: H02P9/04
Filed: 2019-05-15
Abstract: A buoyant wave energy device is disclosed that incorporates an open-bottomed tube of substantial length in which is partially enclosed a first body of water that oscillates in response to wave action. The device incorporates a buoy to which an upper end of the tube is connected and inside of which is trapped a second body of water of substantial mass. A differential phase in the oscillations of the water trapped in the tube, and the oscillations of the buoy of augmented mass, result in the periodic compression of a pocket of air trapped at the top of the tube, and in the subsequent expulsion of pressurized air through a turbine, thereby generating electrical power.
Patent GB-2595543-A (GB)
Title: Container or packaging for food and method of manufacture thereof
Inventor: EMMA EDWARDS
IPC: B65D43/02
Filed: 2021-01-14
Abstract: A food container 2 includes a tray and a removable lid 6. The tray has walls 8 and a base 4 forming a recess or bowl. The lid has lip portions 16 on its edge. The tray includes lip members 14 extending from the walls, the lip members including slots 18 configured to receive and/or engage with at least part of the lip portion of the lid to secure the lid closed. The lid may be made from a plastics material, preferably transparent, and the tray may be a board material such as paper or cardboard. The lid may include a recessed portion 12, which may be able to sit within the recess of the tray. A method of manufacturing the container and a blank for forming into the tray are also claimed.
Patent GB-2603539-A (GB)
Title: Method of protecting objects such as pipes, bearing constructions and cable trays against extreme fire
Inventor: NICOLAAS VAN NES
IPC: F16L57/04
Filed: 2021-02-09
Abstract: The invention relates to a system for protecting objects (1) against extreme fire. A self-adhesive alkaline earth silicate wool blended with organic binders (2) is wrapped around the object and then an outer swelling glass reinforced coating is applied by spirally wrapping in an overlapping manner. In addition to the fire protection, the applied system is also mechanically strong. The glass reinforced coating is protected against the effects of UV light by means of a sprayable PU coating (4).
Patent GB-2595031-A (GB)
Title: Efficient encoding methods
Inventor: PETER LACEY
IPC: H04L25/08
Filed: 2021-03-15
Abstract: Where data words/values do not have equal likelihoods they can be sorted/ranked according to their non-uniform probability distribution. This allows a probability index to be assigned to each data value (e.g. 0= most likely, 1023= least likely). Where codewords are supposed to achieve a particular Hamming weight (e.g. all 0’s) or Hamming distance (e.g. minimise Hamming distances to reduce simultaneous switching) then codewords can be assigned to meet this target (e.g. most likely data values are assigned the codewords with most 0’s). Where data values have a uniform probability distribution the values can be mapped to a subset of longer codewords selected to minimise flipping or otherwise improve energy efficiency. Higher values may be mapped to be closer to a target Hamming weight. The invention may be applied to memory connection busses, and graphics/video, audio or sensor data.
Patent GB-2591671-A (GB)
Title: Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging
Inventor: Matthew Blackledge
IPC: G01R33/563
Filed: 2020-09-09
Abstract: A neural network for diffusion weighted MRI is trained by providing a training set of diffusion weighted images, each produced at a respective location in a body, b value and orientation for that b value without signal averaging. Each location has multiple images at different b values and orientations, such that plural images are provided for each combination of location, b value and b value orientation. Plural images from the training set are combined to form a ground truth image for a given location and b value. The neural network is trained to minimise a cost function that measures similarity between each image in the training set and the ground truth image. The cost function may measure mean absolute error. Also disclosed is a method of diffusion weighted MRI using a neural network.
Patent GB-2606689-A (GB)
Title: Device and materials
Inventor: DEREK MICHAEL FORRESTER
IPC: B05B7/16
Filed: 2021-03-17
Abstract: There is disclosed a spray gun for spray deposition of 2D material onto substratesurfaces so as to allow for subsequent laser patterning or etching of said material intoa metamaterial. The gun comprises: a housing 1 capable of accepting a propulsiondevice for propulsion of the material, wherein said housing 1 accommodates areservoir for loading material to be deposited by spraying; and a nozzle 4 for directingthe material to be sprayed by the gun. The nozzle 4 includes converging and diverginginner bore sections so as to enable propulsion of material at a supersonic speed.